Geoffrey Perkins
- Production
- February 22, 1953
- August 29, 2008
Biography
Geoffrey Perkins (22 February 1953 – 29 August 2008) was a British comedy writer, producer and performer. He served as Head of Comedy at BBC Television from 1995 to 2001, overseeing major series including The Royle Family, The Fast Show and Jonathan Creek. Perkins first gained prominence as a radio producer, most notably on BBC Radio 4’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, where he helped shape the series’ sound and structure. He also helped revitalise I’m Sorry, I Haven’t A Clue, introducing the long-running “Mornington Crescent” round. He co-created and starred in Radio Active with Angus Deayton, later adapted for television as KYTV. After working at Hat Trick Productions, he returned to the BBC before moving into independent production with Tiger Aspect, producing acclaimed shows including The Catherine Tate Show, Harry & Paul, Father Ted and Benidorm. Perkins was widely respected for his editorial judgment and influence on modern British comedy.
Known for
Filmography
- Whatever Happened to Spitting Image? · Self
- Tarrant Lets the Kids Loose · Producer
- May Contain Nuts · Producer
- Graham Linehan: Funny Business
- Benidorm · Producer
- Harry & Paul · Producer
- The Catherine Tate Show · Producer
- 'Orrible · Producer
- World of Pub · Producer
- Lee Evans: So What Now? · Producer
- Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years · Producer
- My Family · Producer
- Coupling · Executive producer
- My Hero · Producer
- Hippies · Producer
- Blackadder: Back & Forth · Executive producer
- Ted & Ralph · Executive producer
- Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle · Producer
- Kiss Me Kate · Producer
- Operation Good Guys · Producer
- A Perfect State · Producer
- A Very Open Prison · Producer
- Coogan's Run · Writer
- The Thin Blue Line · Producer
- Father Ted · Voice of Spanish Interpreter, Producer
- Game On · Producer
- Harry Enfield and Chums · Additional Writing
- Harry Enfield's Television Programme · Writer
- Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie · Producer
- About Face · Writer
- Norbert Smith: A Life · Producer
- Spitting Image: The Sound of Maggie · Producer
- KYTV · Writer
- Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan · Producer
- Spitting Image: Election Special '87 · Producer